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. 2018 Nov;16(6):559–562. doi: 10.1370/afm.2321

Table 1.

Examples of Terms Related to Nonbinary Gender Identities14

Gender Identity Term Description
Agender Describes a person who identifies as having no gender.
Bigender Describes a person whose gender identity is a combination of 2 genders.
Gender fluid Describes a person whose gender identity is not fixed; for example a person who feels more like one gender some of the time, and another gender at other times.
Gender nonconforming Describes a person whose gender expression differs from societal norms for girls/women and boys/men.
Genderqueer Describes a person whose gender identity falls outside the traditional binary gender paradigm of either girl/woman or boy/man.
Nonbinary Describes a person whose gender identity falls outside the traditional binary gender paradigm of either girl/woman or boy/man, or who rejects the concept of gender. Sometimes abbreviated to NB or “enby.”
Pangender Describes a person whose gender identity comprises more than 1 gender.
Transfeminine Describes a person assigned male sex at birth who identifies with femininity to a greater extent than with masculinity.
Transmasculine Describes a person assigned female sex at birth who identifies with masculinity to a greater extent than with femininity.
Two Spirit Describes a person who embodies both a masculine and a feminine spirit. This is a culture-specific term used among Native American and American Indian people.